Discuss the ethical issues surrounding the testing and introduction to self-driving vehicles. Is there sufficient research to support the claims and safety of the new products? (AACSB: Written and oral Communication; ethical understanding and reasoning)

Would you use such a product? Why or why not? Explain (aacsb: written and oral communication; reflective thinking)

The road to autonomous cars could be right around the corner, but automakers will likely face twists and turns getting there as these vehicles make their way to the marketplace. Companies lilce Waymo, General Motors, Tesla, and even Uber and Lyft are piloting various autonomous vehicle technologies that will likely be seen on streets within the next three years. In one futuristic forecast, Goldman Sachs predicts that "robotaxis will help the ridehailing and ridesharing business grow from $5 billion in revenue today to $285 billion by BUSH . . . Without drivers, operating margins could be in the 2D percent range, more than twice what carmakers generate right now. If that kind of growth and profit come to passvery big ifsit would be almost three times what GM makes in a year.\" As this potentially lucrative technology looms on the horizon, consumers and industry groups, such as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, are concerned about safety measures and developing realistic consumer expectations. Test programs of selfdriving vehicles on public roads have produced some highprofile accidents, some resulting in fatalities